A Fairbanks man died at a hotel Wednesday after he had consensual sex with a woman whose boyfriend punched him to death after she claimed to have been raped, according to charging documents.
Barrow residents Dominique Vasquez, 31, and Abraham Stine, 39, are each accused of second-degree murder in criminal complaints filed Wednesday. Alaska State Troopers investigator Joseph Harris says Stine called troopers to the Extended Stay Hotel at 4580 Old Airport Way in Fairbanks at about 5 a.m. Wednesday.
According to Stine's phone call, the murder victim -- his cousin, 37-year-old Wesley Lord -- had just raped Vasquez. Responding troopers found Lord nude and lying face-down in a room at the hotel.
"They began to restrain the subject by putting him in handcuffs, at which point they noted his hands felt stiff and he was not breathing," Harris wrote. "They found no pulse and summoned (emergency medical services), who confirmed the subject was deceased."
Harris said investigators spoke with two other witnesses who were in the hotel room when Lord and Vasquez were having sex. One told troopers the act was consensual and followed a night of everyone drinking and smoking methamphetamine, while the other said he emerged from a shower to find Vasquez armed with a knife and threatening to kill him unless he said Lord had raped her.
Stine allegedly told investigators that he spent the day with the group, but was "ditched" and left -- when he returned, however, he looked through the window and saw Lord and Vasquez having sex.
The second witness "opened the window and told Stine that Lord had just raped Vasquez," Harris wrote. "Stine crawled in through the window and charged Lord and a physical altercation ensued. Stine admitted to holding Lord down and punching him several times."
Although Lord was knocked unconscious during the fight, the witnesses said both suspects continued to attack him.
"After Lord wasn't fighting back, Stine continued to punch him in the face for 5-10 minutes," Harris wrote. The second witness "also said after Stine attacked Lord, Vasquez went over to Lord and was covering his mouth with her hand and it appeared she was choking him."
When investigators spoke with Vasquez, she initially said Lord had sexually assaulted her but eventually recanted that claim.
"Later Vasquez admitted she lied about being raped by Lord and she had consensual sex with him," Harris wrote. "Vasquez knew Stine had a history of assaulting people from her personal experience. She noted Stine had previously held her down with his knee on her chest making it difficult for her to breathe."
Stine and Vasquez were arrested Wednesday then held at the Fairbanks Correctional Center until they were arraigned Thursday afternoon.
Stine is the former manager of the city-operated alcohol distribution center in Barrow. A city employee said he stopped working for the city in April.
This is a developing story. Please check KTUU.com and the Channel 2 newscasts for updates.
Barrow resident, Abraham Stine, 39, is charged with 2nd degree murder of a Fairbanks man. Witnesses claim Stine beat the victim to death. Photo courtesy of KTVF.
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